Detection of Histoplasma capsulatumin bats dropping by using polymerase chain reaction(PCR) at the first time in Iraq

Abstract

In the present we isolated the fungus Histoplasmacapsulatum as a first time from bats dropping in AL-Qadisiyah province .Results show that the macro and micro characteristicsreferred that these characteristics was related to the fungus Histoplasmacapsulatum,also this result wasconfirmed by PCR technique.

Key words: Histoplasmacapsulatum, bats dropping,PCR